NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC), Fla., has awarded the University-affiliated Spaceport Technology Development Contract (USTDC) to…
Month: February 2003
EDUCATOR ASTRONAUT REPORT CARD
NASA thanks the hundreds of students, teachers, and friends who have sent the Educator Astronaut Program…
Starshine 3 Satellite Falls
The Starshine 3 satellite, the 91-kg disco ball in space, burned up in Earth’s upper atmosphere…
STATUS OF STS-107 SCIENTIFIC DATA
The launch of the Space Shuttle Columbia on January 16, 2003 represented an exciting time for…
COLUMBIA INVESTIGATION BOARD TOURS RECOVERY AREA
The following is a statement from retired Admiral Harold W. Gehman, Jr., who chairs the independent…
Update of European Science data of STS-107
First contacts with the operations and science teams of the three successful ESA instruments that transmitted…
Columbia investigation technical update Eurpoean view
Ron Dittemore, Shuttle Programme Manager, NASA/JSC, relating to the incident on 1st February, reconstructed the final…
Arianespace Flight 159 update
The Intelsat 907 satellite for Flight 159 has been enclosed in its protective payload fairing at…
STATEMENT FROM THE FAMILIES OF SPACE SHUTTLE COLUMBIA
On January 16th, we saw our loved ones launch into a brilliant, cloud-free sky. Their hearts…
Texas amateurs aid in shuttle debris recovery
Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) and SKYWARN volunteers in Nacogdoches, Texas, have been assisting local emergency…